Sunil Kumar

Apitect API Feed Display lets you connect to any external REST API or XML feed and display the response data anywhere on your WordPress site — no coding required.
Key Features:
<ul>
<li>Admin Endpoint Manager — Add, edit, delete, and live-test saved API endpoints</li>
<li>JSON & XML Support — Auto-detect or manually specify the response format</li>
<li>Response Caching — Configurable TTL using the WordPress Transients API</li>
<li>4 Display Modes — Table, Cards, List, or Raw JSON</li>
<li>Shortcode — <code>[apitect_feed]</code> with rich attribute support</li>
<li>Sidebar Widget — Display any saved endpoint in any widget area</li>
<li>Gutenberg Block — Drag-and-drop block with live editor preview</li>
<li>Custom HTTP Headers — Bearer tokens, API keys, and custom headers per endpoint</li>
<li>Data Path Drilling — Dot-notation to target nested data (e.g. <code>data.items</code>)</li>
<li>Field Filtering — Show only specific keys from the response</li>
<li>Item Limiting — Restrict the number of rows or cards displayed</li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to external APIs and services that you configure yourself. No external service is contacted by default — connections only occur when you explicitly add an endpoint URL in the plugin’s admin settings and that endpoint is requested on your site.
What data is sent: 
The plugin makes HTTP requests (GET, POST, etc.) to the API URLs you configure. The request may include any custom HTTP headers you specify (such as API keys or Bearer tokens). No data is sent to any third-party service by Apitect API Feed Display itself — all API calls go directly to the URL you enter.
When data is sent: 
A request is made to your configured API URL when: 
– A page/post containing the <code>[apitect_feed]</code> shortcode or the Gutenberg block is loaded by a visitor. 
– You use the “Test” button in the admin panel to preview a response. 
– A sidebar widget configured with an endpoint is displayed.
Responses are cached using WordPress Transients to reduce repeated API calls (configurable per endpoint; default 300 seconds).
Third-party API policies: 
You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of any external API complies with that service’s terms of service and privacy policy. Please review the terms and privacy policy of any API you connect to:
<ul>
<li>The plugin has no affiliation with any external API provider.</li>
<li>API providers may log IP addresses, request metadata, or other information per their own policies.</li>
<li>For APIs that handle personal data, ensure you have appropriate disclosures in your site’s own Privacy Policy.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Shortcode Reference</h3>
Basic usage: 
 [apitect_feed id=”my-endpoint”]
With options: 
 [apitect_feed id=”my-endpoint” display=”card” limit=”5″ fields=”id,name,email” title=”Users”]
Ad-hoc URL (no saved endpoint needed): 
 [apitect_feed url=”https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users” format=”json” display=”table”]
Available attributes:
<ul>
<li><code>id</code> — ID of a saved endpoint</li>
<li><code>url</code> — Ad-hoc API URL (used when no <code>id</code> is provided)</li>
<li><code>method</code> — HTTP method, default <code>GET</code></li>
<li><code>format</code> — <code>auto</code>, <code>json</code>, or <code>xml</code> (default <code>auto</code>)</li>
<li><code>cache_ttl</code> — Cache duration in seconds, default <code>300</code> (0 = disabled)</li>
<li><code>display</code> — <code>table</code>, <code>card</code>, <code>list</code>, or <code>raw</code> (default <code>table</code>)</li>
<li><code>path</code> — Dot-notation path into the response, e.g. <code>data.items</code></li>
<li><code>limit</code> — Maximum number of items to show (0 = all)</li>
<li><code>fields</code> — Comma-separated list of keys to display</li>
<li><code>title</code> — Optional heading rendered above the output</li>
</ul>

Apitect API Feed Display

Fetch, cache, and display data from any external REST API or XML source via shortcode, sidebar widget, or Gutenberg block.

Rolf Allard van Hagen

Take control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap. Compatible with WordPress Multisite, Polylang and WPML and most caching plugins. There are no static files created.
NEW: Connect your site to your Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools to keep an eye on sitemap performance and possible errors. 
NEW: Submit your sitemaps right from the WordPress admin. Yes, you read that correctly: Sitemap Pings are back!
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Control the WordPress core XML Sitemaps.</li>
<li>Add a Google News Sitemap.</li>
<li>Connect your site to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools to keep an eye on sitemap performance and possible errors.</li>
<li>Submit/ping sitemaps to Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools for fast reindexation.</li>
<li>Add custom robots.txt rules.</li>
</ul>
XML Sitemap
<ul>
<li>Option to disable the main XML Sitemap Index.</li>
<li>Select sitemaps to include in the sitemap index: post types, taxonomies, authors and google news.</li>
<li>Select which (custom) post types, taxonomy archives and users to include in respective sitemaps.</li>
<li>Exclude specific posts, pages and custom post type posts from sitemaps.</li>
<li>Add a custom sitemap with external URLs.</li>
<li>Add external sitemaps.</li>
<li>Choose the sitemap server/generator: WordPress core or Plugin.</li>
<li>Plugin server: Include featured images or attached images with title.</li>
<li>Choose to update Last modification date only on post modification (default) or also on comments.</li>
<li>Sitemap stylesheet templates can be overridden by theme template files.</li>
</ul>
Google News Sitemap
<ul>
<li>Optionally activate the Google News Sitemap.</li>
<li>Includes the required news sitemap tags: Publication name, language, title and publication date.</li>
<li>Set a News Publication Name (site name by default).</li>
<li>Supports custom post types.</li>
<li>Limit inclusion of certain post categories.</li>
<li>Google News Sitemap stylesheet template can be overridden by theme template files.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Extensions</h4>
<a href="https://premium.status301.com/downloads/xml-sitemap-advanced/" rel="nofollow ugc">XML Sitemap Advanced</a>
<ul>
<li>Sitemap notifier: Automatic XML Sitemap Index update notification to Google and Bing.</li>
<li>Sitemap notifier log</li>
<li>Set a custom sitemap URL (slug)</li>
<li>Exclude posts and pages in the Bulk Editor.</li>
<li>Optionally include empty taxonomy term and empty author archives</li>
<li>Yoast SEO and Rank Math compatibility: exclude posts set to noindex</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://premium.status301.com/downloads/google-news-advanced/" rel="nofollow ugc">Google News Advanced</a>
<ul>
<li>Sitemap norifier: Automatic Google News Sitemap update notification to Google.</li>
<li>Sitemap notifier log</li>
<li>Multiple post types – Include more than one post type in the same News Sitemap.</li>
<li>Keywords – Add the keywords tag to your News Sitemap. Keywords can be created from Tags, Categories or a dedicated Keywords taxonomy.</li>
<li>Stock tickers – Add stock tickers tag to your News Sitemap. A dedicated Stock Tickers taxonomy will be available to manage them.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Privacy / GDPR</h4>
This plugin does not collect any user or visitor data nor set browser cookies. Using this plugin should not impact your site privacy policy in any way.
Data that is published
An XML Sitemap index, referencing other sitemaps containing your web site’s public post URLs of selected post types that are already public, along with their last modification date and associated image URLs, and any selected public archive URLs. 
An author sitemap can be included, which will contain links to author archive pages. These urls contain author/user slugs, and the author archives can contain author bio information. If you wish to keep this out of public domain, then deactivate the author sitemap and use an SEO plugin to add noindex headers to the respective archive pages.
A Google News Sitemap containing your web site’s public and recent (last 48 hours) URLs of selected news post type, along with their publication time stamp and associated image URL.
Data that is transmitted
when a connection between your site and Google Search Console is configured in this plugin, the sitemap index and google news sitemap can be submitted to Google. No data is transmitted to any third party.
<h4>Contribute</h4>
If you’re happy with this plugin as it is, please consider writing a quick <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-sitemap-feed/reviews/#new-post" rel="ugc">rating</a> or helping other users out on the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-sitemap-feed" rel="ugc">support forum</a>.
If you wish to help build this plugin, you’re very welcome to <a href="https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/xml-sitemap-feed/" rel="nofollow ugc">translate it into your language</a> or contribute code on <a href="https://github.com/RavanH/xml-sitemap-feed/" rel="nofollow ugc">Github</a>.
<h4>Credits</h4>
XML Sitemap Feed was originally based on the discontinued plugin Standard XML Sitemap Generator by Patrick Chia. Since then, it has been completely rewritten and extended in many ways.
NOTES:
<ol>
<li>
If you do not use fancy URL’s or you have WordPress site running in a subdirectory, a dynamic robots.txt will NOT be generated.
</li>
<li>
On large sites, it is advised to use a good caching plugin to improve your site and sitemap performance.
</li>
</ol>

XML Sitemap & Google News


I've been trying several plugins to generate a proper sitemap on our site. This one has a simple yet effective setup and really works like a charm with my CPT's.


Really works with custom post types


This is probably the best sitemap plugin available.


Best Sitemap Plugin

Take control of your WordPress core XML Sitemap and add a Google News Sitemap.

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